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Xbox £129 by Friday?

There's been rumours of an Xbox price drop doing the rounds since the start of the week, and it'd appear that retailers are also expecting Microsoft's console to be chopped in price yet further.

Numerous retailers are believed to have been discussing a price cut, which will see the console cut to £129 on Friday - however Microsoft have refused to comment on the matter.

At the moment it's all rumours, but it seems highly likely that the console will be dropped to match the price of Nintendo's Gamecube, which itself saw a massive increase in sales when retailers such as Dixons and Argos slashed the price a couple of weeks ago.

A price cut by electrical retailer Comet last October saw the Xbox slashed to £128.89, which caused many retailers to adjust their own prices, and was soon followed by special bundles offering free games on the run up to Christmas.

The question is, if Microsoft do cut the price of Xbox in the UK, will Sony follow with their PlayStation 2, which would be some £40 more than either Gamecube or Xbox if it doesn't come down in price. As soon as anything is confirmed, we'll let you know.

Gamers made aware of memory importance

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Speed boost for British gamers

Internet service providers across the UK have been increasing connection speeds rapidly over the past few months, with new higher speed 8Mbps products from BT Total Broadband and other major ADSL providers.

The new faster speeds are already being offered in some parts of the country, where operator UK Online are providing a Home 22Mbps service over selected BT telephone lines in major urban areas.

Meanwhile gamers living in Telewest and NTL cabled areas can now receive up to 10Mbps download speeds on the top consumer package.